A group of enthusiasts from the civic association Otvor dvor (Open the Yard) has been restoring an abandoned Franciscan monastery in the centre of Rožňava over the last six years, and its rooms are ...

The city of Aleppo, Syria, has been under intense siege since Dec. 1, marked by the shelling of the Latin Holy Land monastery in the Al-Furqan neighborhood. While no casualties or injuries were ...

John-Sebastian Laird-Hammond, 59, was the District’s first known death of the coronavirus. (Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America) A member of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in ...

The first thing I noticed about the new hermitage at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America was the lengths its designers went to make guests feel comfortable. Don’t get me wrong: The ...

On a Christian pilgrimage with her church group, Kristin Toorop looks up to Calvary and her eyes open wide. She listens as tour guide Gloria Harrington tells the story of where Christ was crucified, ...

A 59-year-old Franciscan friar at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Northeast D.C. was the first person to die in the city of the novel coronavirus, the monastery confirmed to ...

BOB ABERNETHY, host: In Washington, D.C., four miles from the Capitol, on a 40-acre hilltop, there is a massive Franciscan monastery with a unique mission. Its official name is the Franciscan ...

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia — The newest member of St. Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is furry and has four legs. His name is Friar Carmelo, but they’ve nicknamed him Friar Bigotón (Spanish for ...

On a Christian pilgrimage with her church group, Kristin Toorop looks up to Calvary and her eyes open wide. She listens as tour guide Gloria Harrington tells the story of where Christ was crucified, ...

Built in the 15th century, the Franciscan Monastery is now a site of quiet and relaxation for travelers of all types. This walled-in complex possesses an incredible view of the harbor and the Pakleni ...